Forms of Energy Definition of Energy: Anything moving matter or causing change

1. light

1.1. sun

1.2. reflected light helps us see

1.3. moves quickly through light waves

2. chemical

2.1. caused by electrons of atom

2.1.1. food in the body

2.1.2. gasoline in a car

3. nuclear

3.1. caused by nucleus of atoms

3.1.1. splitting: fission

3.1.1.1. atomic bomb

3.1.1.2. nuclear power plant

3.1.2. coming together: fusion

3.1.2.1. sun

3.1.2.2. hydrogen bomb

4. thermal (heat)

4.1. stove/fireplace/campfire

4.2. temperature: speed of molecules

4.2.1. state change

4.2.2. measured by thermometer

5. electrical

5.1. man made

5.1.1. stored in batteries

5.1.1.1. iPhone

5.1.1.2. TV remote

5.1.2. created in power plants

5.1.2.1. TV

5.1.2.2. light bulb

5.2. natural

5.2.1. lightning

5.2.2. static electricity

6. motion (mechanical)

6.1. sound

6.1.1. voice (voice box)

6.2. transfer

6.2.1. from kinetic to potential

6.2.1.1. roller coaster

6.2.1.2. rock on cliff

6.2.2. from one object to another

6.2.2.1. bowling

6.2.2.2. newton's cradle

6.3. all matter can move

6.3.1. dog

6.3.2. windmill

6.3.3. stream

6.3.4. plants